Mark 6:35-44 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came to him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:… This miracle(1) teaches us that all feeding is from the Divine hand; (2) declares that God feeds men in tenderness and compassion; (3) points to those many processes of nature which are (like the disciples here) employed by Him to convey to us His gifts; (4) shows that, in God's gifts, the poverty of human means and natural resources hinders not the fullest satisfaction of our wants; (5) illustrates the economy which reigns in God's house: His gifts are precious in His own sight at least; (6) teaches the duty of thankful reception of all He bestows. (R. Green.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed: |
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